Strengthening New Mexico Healthcare:
Access, Coverage, and Economics

9 am

Registration

10 am

Opening Presentations

• Welcome: Lillian Montoya-Rael, Chair-Elect, New Mexico First
• Why We Hold Town Halls: Heather Balas, President, New Mexico First
• Background Report Overview: Jo Carter, Research Analyst, New Mexico First

10:20-11:20 am

Panel presentation

Moderator: Lillian Montoya-Rael

Panelists:

• Don Chalmers, President, Don Chalmers Ford
• Charlotte Roybal, Executive Director, Health Action New Mexico
• David Scrase, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
• Michael Trujillo, Executive Director, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

Audience Q&A

11:20-11:30 am

Break

11:30 am –Noon

Policymaker Presentations

• Senator Jeff Bingaman video presentation
• Diane Denish, Lieutenant Governor, State of New Mexico
• Pam Hyde, Secretary of Human Services, State of New Mexico
• Michelle Lujan Grisham, Secretary of Health, State of New Mexico

Noon-1pm

Lunch and break

• Keynote speaker: Bob Crittenden, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Director, Herndon Alliance
• How the Town Hall Works: Heather Balas

1 pm-2:30

Small group discussion

• Divide into pre-assigned six groups
• Group member introductions
• Discuss a vision for healthcare in New Mexico

2:30-4 pm

Small group discussion

Approach #1: Access to Quality Care

4 pm-5:30

Small group discussion

Approach #2: Coverage for the Uninsured

6:15-8 pm

Dinner and Group Presentations

• Keynote: Edmund H. Haislmaier, President, Strategic Policy Management

DAY 2, Friday, May 4, 2007  (Location: UNM)

8:30 am

Breakfast served

9 am – 10:30

Small group discussion

Perspective #3: Economics of Healthcare

10:30-11:30

Small team discussion: Develop draft recommendations

11:30-noon

Combined group introductions

• 6 groups combine to 3 groups

Noon-1 pm

Lunch:

• What Happens After the Town Hall: Bill Johnson, lmplementation Team Chair, Town Hall 35

1 pm-3 pm

Combined group discussion session

• Combined groups take their 12-16 recommendations and winnow them down to 6-8.

3:15-3:45

Mini-plenary Session

Moderator: Carl Moore, Ph.D.

• Each of the three groups reports on their recommendations.
• Similar recommendations that could be merged are identified.

3:15-5:15 pm

Amendment and Merger Session

• Groups meet to consider whether to recommend amendments to the other groups’ recommendations.
• Group members work together to merge similar recommendations.

5:15-5:45

Good Will Outreach

• Representatives from each group go to the other groups and shares the rationale for their proposed amendments.

6-8 pm

Dinner

• Leadership Team Appreciation

DAY 3, Saturday, May 5, 2007 (Location: Embassy Suites Hotel)

8 am

Breakfast

8 am – 9:15

Final meetings of small groups, to decide which amendments to accept.

9:30-11:30 am

Plenary Session

• Chaired by Tony Trujillo, former New Mexico First board chair
• Participants achieve consensus on the final recommendations.
• Final result 15-20 concrete, actionable policy recommendations for state lawmakers and others.

11:45 am

Adjourn

Closing: Heather Balas, President of New Mexico First